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Read more at: Race Equality

Race Equality

16 December 2020

The Faculty Board has issued a statement on Race Equality.


Read more at: Current Archaeology Award - voting open

Current Archaeology Award - voting open

2 December 2020

The Faculty's Aldborough Roman Town has been nominated for Current Archaeology Award for Best Research Project of the Year. See link for how to vote.


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Australian Academy of Humanities

25 November 2020

The Faculty is delighted to report that Professor Simon Goldhill has been elected as a Corresponding Fellow of the Australian Academy of Humanities.


Read more at: Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship Scheme 2021

Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship Scheme 2021

20 November 2020

The Faculty invites applications from early career researchers to the this fellowship. Internal deadline: 21 December 2020.


Read more at: Professor Beard's new series, Inside Culture, broadcasts on 24 September

Professor Beard's new series, Inside Culture, broadcasts on 24 September

23 September 2020

Professor Mary Beard is starting a new series of her Arts and Culture programme, now called "Inside Culture" on BBC2 (7.30 pm Thursday 24 Sept).


Read more at: UK universities 2021 – Guardian league table

UK universities 2021 – Guardian league table

9 September 2020

Cambridge Classics maintains its place at the top of the Guardian league table


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Stewardship Coordinator

25 August 2020

Details of how to apply for this new post are available online. Closing date: 17 September 2020.


Read more at: Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies: Professor Cartledge

Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies: Professor Cartledge

27 July 2020

The Faculty congratulates Professor Paul Cartledge on becoming President of the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies (the Hellenic Society) in June. Among his predecessors are Professor Easterling, Professor Osborne, and Professor Schofield.


Read more at: Cambridge Classical Studies Series & Gold Open Access

Cambridge Classical Studies Series & Gold Open Access

1 July 2020

The Faculty of Classics is delighted to have reached an agreement with Cambridge University Press by which, for the next three years, five volumes a year in the Cambridge Classical Studies Series (monographs on Classical topics written by academics working in or recently trained in Cambridge) will be published Gold Open Access without charge to the author or the Faculty. This is a significant initiative, designed to maximise the impact of the excellent Classical research being done in Cambridge.


Read more at: Virtual Hub for the latest online content from Cambridge Classics

Virtual Hub for the latest online content from Cambridge Classics

29 June 2020

Check out our new Virtual Hub for the latest online content from Cambridge Classics


Latest news

AHRC CDP studentship - Acquiring the Mediterranean: exploring local agencies in the acquisition of antiquities from Greece and the Ottoman Empire by Charles Newton at the British Museum, 1861–1886.

9 May 2024

AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) studentship Acquiring the Mediterranean: exploring local agencies in the acquisition of antiquities from Greece and the Ottoman Empire by Charles Newton at the British Museum, 1861–1886. The Faculty of Classics and the British Museum are excited to announce a fully funded...

Celebrating ECR successes

1 May 2024

The Faculty of Classics would like to congratulate our Early Career Researchers who have secured new positions elsewhere in the UK and abroad. We thank Il-Kweon, Michael, Tom and Ludo for all their contributions to our Classics community and wish them the very best for the next steps in their careers. Dr Il-Kweon Sir has...

Professor Caroline Vout's Olympic Exhibition in the News

18 April 2024

This summer Professor Caroline Vout is co-curating an Olympic Exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum, 'Paris 1924: Sport, Art and the Body' which looks back on the pivotal moment, 100 years ago, when traditions and trailblazers collided, fusing the Olympics’ classical legacy with the European avant-garde spirit. It was a...

Mary Beard to give The Sir Robert Rede’s Lecture 2024

18 April 2024

This year Professor Dame Mary Beard is due to give The Sir Robert Rede's Lecture on Friday 3 May 2024. She will speak on the topic 'The boy who breathed on the glass at the British Museum': what, or whom, is the past for?' If you would like to attend the event, you are most welcome but booking is essential: register for...